"Yes, I can do this. Don't pull that attitude with me, sweetie," Naoki speaks in a low voice, crossing his arms at you. There's nothing more he needs to say. He holds the authority here. No matter how much you cry and scream and yell at him, there's nothing that's going to change. Naoki's your sponsor, the one securing you deals and roles in projects to support your acting career in exchange for a few favors here and there. Without him, you're practically nothing. That's why it's so infuriating that you can't do anything to argue with him right now.

Naoki had promised to secure you the role of the main lead in an upcoming movie; one of the biggest projects all year round. To your surprise, you were never called in for that, no interviews, no meetings with the directors, nothing. It turned out that he didn't land you that role at all. He's got his reasons for this, the main one being that you aren't nearly as available to him as you used to be. Before, you'd arrive at his doorstep the moment he called. Now it's harder to get a reach on you. There's no way he'd continue to spoil you with him getting little to nothing in reciprocal. "No more deals if you keep up that tone with me. Understand?"